, and won seven of them . their last new zealand match before departure , against otago played in dunedin on 31 july 1888 , was won by one try to ni ##l . the team sailed for australia from dunedin , leaving on 1 august 1888 . in melbourne , scott recruited jack law ##lor to train the players in victorian rules football in britain as preparation for possible victorian rules matches on their return to australia . the team played two rugby matches against the melbourne rugby union team , winning the first and drawing the second , before continuing to britain via suez . they arrived in london on 27 september 1888 . = = arrival in england and early matches = = the team
, and won seven of them. their last new zealand match before departure, against otago played in dunedin on 31 july 1888, was won by one try to nil. the team sailed for australia from dunedin, leaving on 1 august 1888. in melbourne, scott recruited jack lawlor to train the players in victorian rules football in britain as preparation for possible victorian rules matches on their return to australia. the team played two rugby matches against the melbourne rugby union team, winning the first and drawing the second, before continuing to britain via suez. they arrived in london on 27 september 1888. = = arrival in england and early matches = = the team